Species FAO code: HJZ

Hipposcarus longiceps

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr poisson perroquet fr perroquet	–
Germany	de Pazifischer Langnasen Papageifisch	–
Luxembourg	de Pazifischer Langnasen Papageifisch fr poisson perroquet fr perroquet	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840)

Scientific name

Hipposcarus longiceps

Author

(Valenciennes, 1840)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HJZ

Morphological description

Small juveniles are light brownish with a broad longitudinal orange band; the primary phase is a whitish brown to light gray with a yellowish tail; the terminal phase is light blue and green (Ref. 1602, 48636). Adults best recognized by the shape of the head (Ref. 48636).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyScaridae
    - GenusHipposcarus
      - SpeciesHipposcarus longiceps

Synonyms

Scarus longiceps Valenciennes, 1840

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Hipposcarus longiceps

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central